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Why would you want to go to a "big" college/uni for undegrad?
I have been thinking about studying Physics for a good while now (often got talked out of it by teachers/dad but always went back to it; feels like what I have to do is that) and the first universities that came to mind were Oxbridge, MIT, CalTech, UC and the like.
The thing is, why bother going there? What can these universities offer that an "average" university cannot? As far as I know, undergraduate programs are standard pretty much anywhere. I suppose the other factors involved would be things like what kind of friends one could make at X uni as opposed to Y uni and the uni location.
Personally, all I want from university is the following:
- covers pretty much the same material that most unis cover
- recognition (in that I can easily go to another university abroad for a PhD, in the event that I'd want to do one once I'm done with my BSc - that is, of course, assuming I have the grades)
- location (somewhere quiet and cold)
And that's about it. Good teaching would of course, be a bonus. Sup-par teaching could also be helpful - an aspect of university that I think forms part of the "uni/college experience" is independence. And having bad teachers would mean I'd have to work my behind off to learn the material properly. ON MY OWN.
What are your opinions on this? I have to repeat a year because I dropped English Lit for Chemistry and while I think it would be awesome to live in certain parts of Europe, I don't think I can be bothered to spend THAT much $$$ on tuition fees alone. So, my plan is to take my A-level exams a few months earlier, in May/June next year, instead of Oct/Nov and go to uni in that same year, instead of the next year. My grades won't be as good, but I really couldn't be ****ed if I got a C/D in Chem, instead of a B, as long as my Maths/Physics grades are good (read: A).
My apologies if I made one mistake too many (in terms of language) or if I don't sound very foechernet. I' m slightly tipsy.
I have been thinking about studying Physics for a good while now (often got talked out of it by teachers/dad but always went back to it; feels like what I have to do is that) and the first universities that came to mind were Oxbridge, MIT, CalTech, UC and the like.
The thing is, why bother going there? What can these universities offer that an "average" university cannot? As far as I know, undergraduate programs are standard pretty much anywhere. I suppose the other factors involved would be things like what kind of friends one could make at X uni as opposed to Y uni and the uni location.
Personally, all I want from university is the following:
- covers pretty much the same material that most unis cover
- recognition (in that I can easily go to another university abroad for a PhD, in the event that I'd want to do one once I'm done with my BSc - that is, of course, assuming I have the grades)
- location (somewhere quiet and cold)
And that's about it. Good teaching would of course, be a bonus. Sup-par teaching could also be helpful - an aspect of university that I think forms part of the "uni/college experience" is independence. And having bad teachers would mean I'd have to work my behind off to learn the material properly. ON MY OWN.
What are your opinions on this? I have to repeat a year because I dropped English Lit for Chemistry and while I think it would be awesome to live in certain parts of Europe, I don't think I can be bothered to spend THAT much $$$ on tuition fees alone. So, my plan is to take my A-level exams a few months earlier, in May/June next year, instead of Oct/Nov and go to uni in that same year, instead of the next year. My grades won't be as good, but I really couldn't be ****ed if I got a C/D in Chem, instead of a B, as long as my Maths/Physics grades are good (read: A).
My apologies if I made one mistake too many (in terms of language) or if I don't sound very foechernet. I' m slightly tipsy.